Radeon Pro VII vs Pro 580
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro 580 with Radeon Pro VII, including specs and performance data.
Pro VII outperforms Pro 580 by an impressive 72% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 328 | 193 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.40 |
| Power efficiency | 9.49 | 9.78 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | Vega 20 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 5 June 2017 (8 years ago) | 13 May 2020 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,899 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 3840 |
| Core clock speed | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1200 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 13,230 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 172.8 | 408.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.53 TFLOPS | 13.06 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 64 |
| TMUs | 144 | 240 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 960 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 4 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 305 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1695 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 217.0 GB/s | 1024 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 6x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.54 | 31.83 |
| Recency | 5 June 2017 | 13 May 2020 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
Pro 580 has 66.7% lower power consumption.
Pro VII, on the other hand, has a 71.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Pro VII is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon Pro 580 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon Pro 580 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon Pro VII is a workstation one.
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